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An '''[[Indian passport]]''' is a [[passport]] issued by the [[Government of India]] to [[citizens]] of the [[Republic of India]] for travelling abroad. It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of [[Indian nationality law|Indian citizenship]] as per [[the Passports Act]] (1967).<ref name="NPIndia">{{Cite web| title= MEA CPV Division |work= CPV|url=http://passport.gov.in/}}</ref>

Passport Offices in India are known as ''Passport Seva Kendras'' (PSK's). As of 2015, The [[Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi|Ministry of External Affairs]] operates 81 PSKs in major cities and these PSK's are administrated by 37 Regional Passport Offices. The ministry has also setup 11 mini passport offices known as ''Passport Seva Laghu Kendras''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/A-mini-passport-seva-kendra-passport-seva-laghu-kendra-will-be-inaugurated-by-the-the-Regional-Passport-Office-Hyderabad-at-Karimnagar-This-is-the-first-passport-seva-laghu-kendra-in-the-State-The-passport-services-will-be-launched-from-February-8-from-Karimnagar-/articleshow/30000658.cms|title=A mini passport seva kendra (passport seva laghu kendra) will be inaugurated by the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad at Karimnagar. This is the first passport seva laghu kendra in the State. The passport services will be launched from February 8 from Karimnagar. - Times of India|author=|date=|website=indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/centre-to-set-up-16-passport-centres-in-eastern-india-by-2013-112082202012_1.html|title=Centre to set up 16 Passport centres in eastern India by 2013|first=B. S.|last=Reporter|date=22 August 2012|publisher=|via=Business Standard}}</ref>
[[File:Indian Passport.jpg|thumb|right|Front cover of the Indian Passport.]]

==Passport Seva Kendras==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | S.No.
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Code
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Administration
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | PSK City
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | State/UT
|-
| valign="top" |1
| valign="top" |AH
| valign="top" |[[Ahmedabad]]
| valign="top" |[[Mithakali]], Ahmedabad
| valign="top" |[[Gujarat]]
|-
| valign="top" |2
| valign="top" |AH
| valign="top" |Ahmedabad

| valign="top" |[[Navarangpura]], Ahmedabad
| valign="top" |Gujarat
|-
| valign="top" |3
| valign="top" |AH
| valign="top" |Ahmedabad
| valign="top" |[[Rajkot]]
| valign="top" |Gujarat
|-
| valign="top" |4
| valign="top" |AH
| valign="top" |Ahmedabad
| valign="top" |PSK-1, [[Vadodara]]
| valign="top" |Gujarat
|-
| valign="top" |5
| valign="top" |AS
| valign="top" |[[Amritsar]]
| valign="top" |Amritsar
| valign="top" |[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
| valign="top" |6
| valign="top" |BN
| valign="top" |[[Bangalore]]
| valign="top" |[[Lal Bagh]], Bangalore
| valign="top" |Karnataka
|-
| valign="top" |7
| valign="top" |BN
| valign="top" |Bangalore
| valign="top" |[[Marathahalli]], Bangalore
| valign="top" |Karnataka
|-
| valign="top" |8
| valign="top" |BN
| valign="top" |Bangalore
| valign="top" |[[Hubli]]
| valign="top" |Karnataka
|-
| valign="top" |9
| valign="top" |BN
| valign="top" |Bangalore
| valign="top" |[[Mangalore]]
| valign="top" |Karnataka
|-
| valign="top" |10
| valign="top" |BL
| valign="top" |[[Bareilly]]
| valign="top" |Bareilly
| valign="top" |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| valign="top" |11
| valign="top" |BP
| valign="top" |[[Bhopal]]
| valign="top" |Bhopal
| valign="top" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
| valign="top" |12
| valign="top" |BH
| valign="top" |[[Bhubaneswar]]
| valign="top" |Bhubaneswar
| valign="top" |[[Odisha]]
|-
| valign="top" |13
| valign="top" |CH
| valign="top" |[[Chandigarh]]
| valign="top" |[[Ambala]]
| valign="top" |[[Haryana]]
|-
| valign="top" |14
| valign="top" |CH
| valign="top" |Chandigarh
| valign="top" |Chandigarh
| valign="top" |Chandigarh
|-
| valign="top" |15
| valign="top" |CH
| valign="top" |Chandigarh
| valign="top" |[[Ludhiana]]
| valign="top" |Punjab
|-
| valign="top" |16
| valign="top" |MA
| valign="top" |[[Chennai]]
| valign="top" |[[Aminjikarai]], Chennai
| valign="top" |[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
| valign="top" |17
| valign="top" |MA
| valign="top" |Chennai
| valign="top" |[[Saligramam]], Chennai
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |18
| valign="top" |MA
| valign="top" |Chennai
| valign="top" |[[Tambaram]], Chennai
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |19
| valign="top" |MA
| valign="top" |Chennai
| valign="top" |[[Cuddalore]]
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |20
| valign="top" |CB
| valign="top" |[[Coimbatore]]
| valign="top" |Coimbatore
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |21
| valign="top" |DD
| valign="top" |[[Dehradun]]
| valign="top" |Dehradun
| valign="top" |[[Uttarakhand]]
|-
| valign="top" |22
| valign="top" |DL
| valign="top" |Delhi
| valign="top" |[[New Delhi]], Delhi
| valign="top" |Delhi
|-
| valign="top" |23
| valign="top" |DL
| valign="top" |Delhi
| valign="top" |[[Rama Krishna Puram]], Delhi
| valign="top" |Delhi
|-
| valign="top" |24
| valign="top" |DL
| valign="top" |Delhi
| valign="top" |[[Shalimar Bagh, Delhi|Shalimar Bagh]], Delhi
| valign="top" |Delhi
|-
| valign="top" |25
| valign="top" |DL
| valign="top" |[[Delhi]]
| valign="top" |[[Gurgaon]]
| valign="top" |Haryana
|-
| valign="top" |26
| valign="top" |GZ
| valign="top" |[[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]]
| valign="top" |Ghaziabad
| valign="top" |Uttar Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |27
| valign="top" |GU
| valign="top" |[[Guwahati]]
| valign="top" |Guwahati
| valign="top" |[[Assam]]
|-
| valign="top" |28
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| valign="top" |[[Ameerpet]], Hyderabad
| valign="top" |[[Telangana]]
|-
| valign="top" |29
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |Hyderabad
| valign="top" |[[Begumpet]], Hyderabad
| valign="top" |Telangana
|-
| valign="top" |30
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |Hyderabad
| valign="top" |[[Toli Chowki]], Hyderabad
| valign="top" |Telangana
|-
| valign="top" |31
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |Hyderabad
| valign="top" |[[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]]
| valign="top" |Telangana
|-
| valign="top" |32
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |Hyderabad
| valign="top" |[[Tirupati]]
| valign="top" |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| valign="top" |33
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |Hyderabad
| valign="top" |[[Warangal]]
| valign="top" |Telangana
|-
| valign="top" |34
| valign="top" |JP
| valign="top" |[[Jaipur]]
| valign="top" |Jaipur
| valign="top" |[[Rajasthan]]
|-
| valign="top" |35

| valign="top" |JP
| valign="top" |Jaipur
| valign="top" |[[Jodhpur]]
| valign="top" |Rajasthan
|-
| valign="top" |36
| valign="top" |JP
| valign="top" |Jaipur
| valign="top" |[[Sikar]]
| valign="top" |Rajasthan
|-
| valign="top" |37
| valign="top" |JA
| valign="top" |[[Jalandhar]]
| valign="top" |[[Hoshiarpur]]
| valign="top" |Punjab
|-
| valign="top" |38
| valign="top" |JA
| valign="top" |Jalandhar
| valign="top" |PSK-1, Jalandhar
| valign="top" |Punjab
|-
| valign="top" |39
| valign="top" |JA
| valign="top" |Jalandhar
| valign="top" |PSK-2, Jalandhar
| valign="top" |Punjab
|-
| valign="top" |40
| valign="top" |JM
| valign="top" |[[Jammu]]
| valign="top" |Jammu
| valign="top" |[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
| valign="top" |41
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |[[Kochi]]
| valign="top" |[[Alappuzha]]
| valign="top" |[[Kerala]]
|-
| valign="top" |42
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Aluva]], Kochi
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |43
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Ernakulam]], Kochi
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |44
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Tripunithura]], Kochi
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |45
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Chengannur]]
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |46
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Idukki]]
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |47
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Kottayam]]
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |48
| valign="top" |CO
| valign="top" |Kochi
| valign="top" |[[Thrissur]]
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |49
| valign="top" |CA
| valign="top" |[[Kolkata]]
| valign="top" |[[Baharampur]]
| valign="top" |[[West Bengal]]
|-
| valign="top" |50
| valign="top" |CA
| valign="top" |Kolkata
| valign="top" |Kolkata
| valign="top" |West Bengal
|-
| valign="top" |51
| valign="top" |KO
| valign="top" |[[Kozhikode]]
| valign="top" |[[Kannur]]
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |52
| valign="top" |KO
| valign="top" |Kozhikode
| valign="top" |[[Payyanur]], Kannur
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |53
| valign="top" |KO
| valign="top" |Kozhikode
| valign="top" |Kozhikode
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |54
| valign="top" |KO
| valign="top" |Kozhikode
| valign="top" |[[Vatakara]], Kozhikode
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |55
| valign="top" |LK
| valign="top" |[[Lucknow]]
| valign="top" |[[Gorakhpur]]
| valign="top" |Uttar Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |56
| valign="top" |LK
| valign="top" |Lucknow
| valign="top" |[[Kanpur]]
| valign="top" |Uttar Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |57
| valign="top" |LK
| valign="top" |Lucknow
| valign="top" |Lucknow
| valign="top" |Uttar Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |58
| valign="top" |LK
| valign="top" |Lucknow
| valign="top" |[[Gomti Nagar]], Lucknow
| valign="top" |Uttar Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |59
| valign="top" |LK
| valign="top" |Lucknow
| valign="top" |[[Varanasi]]
| valign="top" |Uttar Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |60
| valign="top" |MD
| valign="top" |[[Madurai]]
| valign="top" |Madurai
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |61
| valign="top" |MD
| valign="top" |Madurai
| valign="top" |[[Tirunelveli]]
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-|
| valgin="top" |62
| valgin="top" |MD
| valgin="top" |Madurai
| valgin="top" |[[Devakottai]]
| valgin="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |63
| valign="top" |ML
| valign="top" |[[Malappuram]]
| valign="top" |Malappuram
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |64
| valign="top" |BO
| valign="top" |[[Mumbai]]
| valign="top" |[[Andheri]], Mumbai
| valign="top" |[[Maharashtra]]
|-
| valign="top" |65
| valign="top" |BO
| valign="top" |Mumbai
| valign="top" |[[Parel]], Mumbai
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |66
| valign="top" |BO
| valign="top" |Mumbai
| valign="top" |[[Malad]], Mumbai
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |67
| valign="top" |NG
| valign="top" |[[Nagpur]]
| valign="top" |Nagpur
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |68
| valign="top" |PJ
| valign="top" |[[Panaji]]
| valign="top" |Panaji
| valign="top" |[[Goa]]
|-
| valign="top" |69
| valign="top" |PA
| valign="top" |[[Patna]]
| valign="top" |Patna
| valign="top" |[[Bihar]]
|-
| valign="top" |70
| valign="top" |PN
| valign="top" |[[Pune]]
| valign="top" |Pune
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |71
| valign="top" |RP
| valign="top" |[[Raipur]]
| valign="top" |[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]
| valign="top" |[[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
| valign="top" |72
| valign="top" |RC
| valign="top" |[[Ranchi]]
| valign="top" |Ranchi
| valign="top" |[[Jharkhand]]
|-
| valign="top" |73
| valign="top" |SM
| valign="top" |[[Shimla]]
| valign="top" |Shimla
| valign="top" |[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
| valign="top" |74
| valign="top" |SG
| valign="top" |[[Srinagar]]
| valign="top" |Srinagar
| valign="top" |Jammu and Kashmir
|-
| valign="top" |75
| valign="top" |SU
| valign="top" |[[Surat]]
| valign="top" |Surat
| valign="top" |Gujarat
|-
| valign="top" |76
| valign="top" |SU
| valign="top" |Surat
| valign="top" |PSK-2, Vadodara
| valign="top" |Gujarat
|-
| valign="top" |77
| valign="top" |TH
| valign="top" |[[Thane]]
| valign="top" |[[Nashik]]
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |78
| valign="top" |TH
| valign="top" |Thane
| valign="top" |Thane
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |79
| valign="top" |TH
| valign="top" |Thane
| valign="top" |[[Malad]], Mumbai
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|-
| valign="top" |80
| valign="top" |TR
| valign="top" |[[Tiruchirappalli]]
| valign="top" |[[Thanjavur]]
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |81
| valign="top" |TR
| valign="top" |Tiruchirappalli
| valign="top" |Tiruchirappalli
| valign="top" |Tamil Nadu
|-
| valign="top" |82
| valign="top" |TV
| valign="top" |[[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| valign="top" |[[Kollam]]
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |83
| valign="top" |TV
| valign="top" |Thiruvananthapuram
| valign="top" |[[Neyyattinkara]], Thiruvananthapuram
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |84
| valign="top" |TV
| valign="top" |Thiruvananthapuram
| valign="top" |[[Vazhuthacaud]], Thiruvananthapuram
| valign="top" |Kerala
|-
| valign="top" |85
| valign="top" |VS
| valign="top" |[[Visakhapatnam]]
| valign="top" |[[Vijayawada]]
| valign="top" |Andhra Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |86
| valign="top" |VS
| valign="top" |Visakhapatnam
| valign="top" |[[Marripalem]], Visakhapatnam
| valign="top" |Andhra Pradesh
|-
| valign="top" |87
| valign="top" |VS
| valign="top" |Visakhapatnam
| valign="top" |[[Muralinagar]], Visakhapatnam
| valign="top" |Andhra Pradesh

|-
| valign="top" |88
| valign="top" |DH
| valign="top" |Dhule
| valign="top" |[[Dhule]]
| valign="top" |Maharashtra
|}

==Passport Seva Laghu Kendras==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | S.No.
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Code
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Administration
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | PSLK City
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | State/UT
|-
| valign="top" |1
| valign="top" |BN
| valign="top" |[[Bangalore]]
| valign="top" |[[Gulbarga]]
| valign="top" |[[Karnataka]]
|-
| valign="top" |2
| valign="top" |MA
| valign="top" |[[Chennai]]
| valign="top" |[[Pondicherry]]
| valign="top" |[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|-
| valign="top" |3
| valign="top" |GU
| valign="top" |[[Guwahati]]
| valign="top" |[[Aizawl]]
| valign="top" |[[Mizoram]]
|-
| valign="top" |4
| valign="top" |GU
| valign="top" |Guwahati
| valign="top" |[[Dimapur]]
| valign="top" |[[Nagaland]]
|-
| valign="top" |5
| valign="top" |GU
| valign="top" |Guwahati
| valign="top" |[[Imphal]]
| valign="top" |[[Manipur]]
|-
| valign="top" |6
| valign="top" |GU
| valign="top" |Guwahati
| valign="top" |[[Itanagar]]
| valign="top" |[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|-
| valign="top" |7
| valign="top" |GU
| valign="top" |Guwahati
| valign="top" |[[Shillong]]
| valign="top" |[[Meghalaya]]
|-
| valign="top" |8
| valign="top" |HY
| valign="top" |[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| valign="top" |[[Karimnagar]]
| valign="top" |[[Telangana]]
|-
| valign="top" |9
| valign="top" |CA
| valign="top" |[[Kolkata]]
| valign="top" |[[Agartala]]
| valign="top" |[[Tripura]]
|-
| valign="top" |10
| valign="top" |CA
| valign="top" |Kolkata
| valign="top" |[[Gangtok]]
| valign="top" |[[Sikkim]]
|-
| valign="top" |11
| valign="top" |PN
| valign="top" |[[Pune]]
| valign="top" |[[Nanded]]
| valign="top" |[[Maharashtra]]
|-
| valign="top" |12
| valign="top" |VS
| valign="top" |[[Visakhapatnam]]
| valign="top" |[[Bhimavaram]]
| valign="top" |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| valign="top" |13
| valign="top" |IND
| valign="top" |[[Bhopal]]
| valign="top" |[[Indore]]
| valign="top" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|}

'''''Source''''':
*''Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/locatePSK/locatePFCInp|title=Passport Seva Kendra Location Tracker- Locate Passport Seva Kendra|publisher=}}</ref>
*''City Codes of Passport Offices''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.passportstatus.in|title=Passport Status|publisher=}}</ref>
*Post Office Passport Seva Kendra Locator<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://passportoffice.in/|title=Passport Office Near Me|website=Passport Office Near Me|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-02}}</ref>

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Passport Offices}}
[[Category:Lists of government agencies in India]]
[[Category:Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]
[[Category:India government-related lists]]
[[Category:Passport offices|India]]

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